Teenagers at-risk of dropping out of high school. parents’ and teachers’ views on family involvement.

Abstract

This chapter presents comparative results between parents and teachers on family involvement in the education of their teenagers at-risk of dropping out of high school. A questionnaire with a Likert type scale of five categories was applied to a sample of 61 Spanish parents and 47 teachers from three secondary schools. Descriptive and t-test comparative measures were calculated on variables classified within three dimensions of parental involvement: 1) contextual conditions at home for personal and academic development, 2) intellectual and academic expectations on the teenagers, and 3) family dynamics regarding school work.